re·con·struc·tion 
/ˌri:kənˈstrʌkʃən/ noun
plural re·con·struc·tions /ˌri:kənˈstrʌkʃən/ noun 1 [noncount] : the act or process of building something that was damaged or destroyed again
▪ the reconstruction of the dam 2 [noncount] : the process of putting something (such as a country) back into a good condition
▪ the reconstruction of postwar Europe ▪ reconstruction of the health-care system 3 : a process in which an event or series of events is carefully examined in order to find out or show exactly what happened [noncount] ▪ They were able to determine the cause of the accident by careful reconstruction of the events leading up to it. [count] ▪ The police staged a reconstruction of the crime/accident. 4 or Reconstruction [noncount] US : the period from 1867 to 1877 when the southern states joined the northern states again after the American Civil War
▪ the reconstruction of the dam
▪ the reconstruction of postwar Europe ▪ reconstruction of the health-care system
